Thursday 16th June

"Le Havre" - "Guest" Len Yandell

"Our guest speaker Mr. Len Yandell gave a very comprehensive talk on his Le Havre display.  He spoke about the history of Le Havre and the twinning with Southampton.
The number 1769 cancellation on stamps of old France was the number of Le Havre.
Apart from the main topic there were some nice items depicting the SS Normandie which are collectable in their own right.
The ship, registered in the Port of Le Havre had its Maiden voyage: 29 May 1935.

(Rick Wilmot)

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Thursday 2nd June

"Designers" - Members

Tonight’s topic was ‘Designers’. Ken Parrott began with a display of Arnold Machin, David Gentleman and other British designers together with Emvin Cremona, a Maltese stamp designer.

Mike Houghton showed lots of Lighthouses and their designers. Interesting stuff on the building of lighthouses including history of John Smeaton, among others, who designed the famous Eddystone Lighthouse.

Rick Wilmot contributed with stamps designed by Edmond/Edmund Dulac of the 1945 French stamps of Marianne printed in London. Other designers shown were Czeslaw Slania and Martin Mörck.

Tony Arnold brought an advertising poster for the designer Keith Bassford.

David Wilkins also showed Dulac’s design of Marianne together with other series of Free France, printed in London.

Wendy Buckle showed line engraved stamps and spoke about the art of line engraving with stamps from Argentine also Slania material..

 

(Rick Wilmot)

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Thursday 19th May

AGM and Single Sheet from all

The Chairman and Secretary gave their reports. The Treasurer's report was adopted, and all previous committee members were re-elected unopposed.

Members had been asked to bring one sheet for display. Rick Wilmot began with a complete sheet of 100 in a frame depicting 1914 Russian charity stamps. Mike Houchen; Ladybird Book stamps 2017 GB. Ray Saunders; QE2 Europe stamps and booklets. Alan King; advertising on reverse side of stamps. Tony Arnold; Shakespeare covers. Ken Parrott; early Malta. Simon Adams KGVl  stamps of Swaziland showing shade and perforation differences. Wendy Buckle; Cayman Islands and hand painted postcards of different material. Finally, Cheryl with a page of commonwealth UPU stamps.

 

(Rick Wilmot)

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Thursday 5 May 2022

“Saints . . . people and places" - Members

Mike Mawdsley began the evening with a display of Saints on stamps including St. George, St. Patrick, followed by Ugandan Saints, Indian and more from different countries. Ken Parrott showed Saints from Malta which is predominantly a Catholic country. Then other Saints found around Britain. Rick Wilmot followed with an Italian cover showing a stamp of St. Francis of Assisi together with Elvis Presley stamps from St Vincent. Also, a copy of an article from a 1937 Stamp Magazine entitled ‘Saints on Postage Stamps’ by Henry Cater. Ray Saunders brought several pages of stamps from St. Lucia, St. Christopher, St. Helena and others, a really good display. Tony Arnold mentioned St. Dunstan from the building next door and other local material. Also showed stamps of St. Lucia and St. Vincent. Finally, Wendy Buckle brought a display of Saints on paintings including those of the four gospels, then the Book of Kells and other bible stories on stamps.

(Rick Wilmot)

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Thursday 21 April 2022

“Venice" - “Guest” John Davis

Mr. John Davis was the guest. He gave us a very comprehensive display of philatelic material of Venice. Many stamps and postcards depicting bridges, buildings, the Grand Canal and St Mark’s Square. A fascinating journey through the history of Venice. Many stamps from different countries dedicated to preserving the artistic heritage of Venice and the USA and UNESCO Save Venice Campaign. The cover addressed to Moscow is particularly interesting because it shows being posted on 7 June 1896 and received 29th May 1896, due to the difference in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Later in the display a complete series of stamps from Trieste, Zones A/B, 1947-1954, and Istria followed by some modern postcards nicely rounded of an enjoyable evening.

AQ letter sheet used 1628	Use of Julian and Gregorian calendars. Posted in Venice 7th June 1896; Moscow receiving mark 29th May 1896

Poster stamp for the 16th Biennale	Bell Tower, St. Marks Square	The Serene Republic

(Rick Wilmot)

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Thursday 7 April 2022
Competition Display and Awards

Everybody who had entered this year’s annual competitions was invited to show their exhibit and tell the audience a bit about it. The winners were:

General Philately winner: Rick Wilmot with Stamps of Slovenia 1919 – 1921. The Kingdom of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was created following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I. The exhibit shows the various series of stamps issued by Slovenia shortly after independence: the Chainbreakers, the Three Falcons, Angel of Peace, King Peter I, newspaper stamps and postage dues.

Thematic Philately winner: Rick Wilmot with Philately of the German Leipzig Fair paintings. The Leipzig Fair dates back to the Middle Ages. First mentioned in 1165, Otto the Rich, Margrave of Meissen, organised the fairs under his protection. This display covered the history of the Fair, including its famous double-M symbol and the series of 12 art stamps issued to commemorate the Fair, shown through covers and cards.

Open Philately winner: Tony Arnold with First hundred years of the TT races. First day covers, PHQ cards and stamps all illustrated the Isle of Man TT races from 1907 – 2007. Famous riders were shown, including Sammy Miller, now aged 89, who raced in the 1950s and 1960s, and who now runs the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum at New Milton.

Picture Postcard winner: Ray Saunders with World War II vintage movie posters. These picture postcards were graphic reproductions of 24 World War II films, including famous ones such as ‘Reach for the Sky’ and ‘The Cruel sea’. Many of them can still be found on television channels today. The posters are themselves art works of stunning design.

The other competitors who showed their exhibits were Mike Goodman, Mike Houchen and Brian Snape.

See meeting report 3rd March below for the full list of entries and results.

 

(Rick Wilmot)

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Thursday 17 March 2022
Spring Auction- Members

The first auction of 2022 brought in 22 members and one visitor. There were plenty of lots available.

Various lots for sale

(Rick Wilmot)

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Thursday 3 March 2022
Competition Evening - Members

We were able to hold our Competition Night for the first time since 2019. Congratulations to winners Rick Wilmot, Ray Saunders and Tony Arnold. Full results were: Green Cup Name Subject Points Award (General)         1st Rick Wilmot Stamps of Slovenia 1919 - 1921 53 BRONZE 2nd  Ray Saunders New Zealand 50 BRONZE 3rd Mike Goodman Two decades of computer-vended postage stamps 41 BRONZE     Thematic Cup   1st Rick Wilmot Philately of the German Leipzig Fair Paintings 64 BRONZE 2nd Mike Goodman Rise and fall of Communism 62 BRONZE 3rd Mike Houchen Royal National Institution’s lifeboats and founders 57 BRONZE     Barry Proctor Cup (Postcards)   1st Ray Saunders World War II vintage movie posters     2nd Tony Arnold Post men and women     3rd Tony Arnold Post boxes through time       John Hilton Trophy (Open)   1st Tony Arnold First hundred years of the TT races     2nd Brian Snape Philately of the 1956 Hungarian uprising     3rd Tony Arnold Is time running out?         Bill Way Shield (overall winner)   1st Rick Wilmot Stamps of Slovenia 1919 - 1921     2nd Rick Wilmot Philately of the German Leipzig Fair Paintings     3rd Mike Goodman Rise and fall of Communism     4th  Ray Saunders New Zealand     5th Tony Arnold Post men and women     = 5th Mike Houchen Royal National Institution’s lifeboats and founders     = 7th Tony Arnold Is time running out?     = 7th Tony Arnold Post boxes through time     = 7th Tony Arnold First hundred years of the TT races     = 7th Mike Goodman Two decades of computer-vended postage stamps     = 7th Ray Saunders World War II vintage movie posters     = 7th Brian Snape Philately of the 1956 Hungarian uprising

Our thanks go to Colin Mount for judging the General and Thematic Classes

Judging in progress	One of the Entries	A sheet from Mike Goodman's entry

One of the Covers	Another of the Covers

A page from the RNLI Entry	Looking at the exhibits, whilst awaitng the results	The Awards table

(Rick Wilmot)

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Thursday 17 February 2022
Food and Drink - Members

Seven members put up displays this evening

Ken Parrott. A selection of Commonwealth stamps and covers including Malta.
Alan King. 21st century material from France, Australia and NZ.
Rick Wilmot. Mushrooms from Malawi and Lesotho plus cards showing herbs.
Dave Wilkins (Chairman). Selection of stamps from South America.
Tony Arnold. Large display of everything to do with food.
Mike Mawdsley. Selection from Nicaragua, Australia, Newfoundland and Canada.
Finally, Brian Snape. Eastern Europe stamps showing recipes such as fried snake and elephant soup.

The meeting closed with the Chairman reminding members about the competition evening on 3rd March.  

(Rick Wilmot)

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